GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |